Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
Music Chart Toppers
- 2007: Soulja Boy - Crank Dat
- 1998: Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
- 1988: Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
- 1978: A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
- 1968: The Rascals - People Got to be Free
- 1958: Domenico Modugno - Volare
- 1938: Fred Astaire - Change Partners Josh Hosler: Chart Topper Archive
Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: 3:10 to Yuma - Bale, Crowe
- 2006: The Covenant - Strait, Laura Ramsey
- 2005: The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Laura Linney
- 2004: Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Milla Jovovich
- 2003: Once Upon a Time in Mexico -Banderas Depp
- 1998: Rounders - Matt Damon, Edward Norton The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Ryan Howard, PHI - 43 Home Runs
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SF - 225 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
More Days
The 2000s
2006: Four armed men attempted to attack the U.S Embassy in Damascus, Syria but are foiled by the guards.
2003: Grammy Award winning Musician Johnny Cash passes away at age 71.
2002: George W. Bush told skeptical leaders at the United Nations to confront Saddam Hussein and Iraq or step aside.
The 1990s
- 1995: The Harlem Globetrotters suffered their first loss ever at the hands of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's All Star team. The Globetrotters win streak ended at 24 years and 8,830 games.